▷ How to fix taskbar showing full screen

Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers of all time. Your browser experience has revolutionized the Internet industry. There are many different websites and applications that use different frameworks and technologies.. When they interact with Chrome, many problems arise.

One of the problems faced by users is that the taskbar is displayed while playing a Youtube video in full screen mode.. Originally, when you use a full screen in your browser, the video takes up your entire screen. The taskbar is not supposed to be there.

Method 1: restart Explorer.exe

The File Explorer (also called Explorer.exe) is a file management application included in versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is an application with a graphical user interface that helps you access your file system. It is the main means of navigation on any Windows machine and, without him, your entire computing experience could change.

Many users reported that restarting File Explorer solved the problem. It may be related to a bug where restarting it fixes it.

1. Press Windows + R to display the Run application. Write “taskmgr” in the dialog box to open your computer's task manager.

2. Click on the »Processes» tab at the top of the window.

1. Now locate the Windows Explorer task in the process list. Click on it and press the »Restart» button at the bottom left of the window.

Check if your problem has been solved.

Solution 2: override high DPI scaling behavior in Chrome

We can try to override the high DPI scaling behavior in Chrome. Many users reported that this resulted in a quick fix to their problem.

1. Right click on Chrome in the taskbar, then right click again. Select Properties from the list of options that appear.

1. Once in the properties, navigate to the compatibility tab present at the top of the screen.

2. On the Settings tab, check the line that says “Override High DPI Scaling Behavior”.

3. Click Apply to save changes and exit.

Restart Chrome and check if your problem is solved.

Solution 3: disable visual effects

It is not news that Windows visual effects can conflict with any application and force it to act in strange ways. We saw how the full screen option on YouTube kept showing your Windows taskbar.

We can try disabling the visual effects on your computer and see if the problem is resolved. If you don't, you can always turn them back on.

1. Press Windows + R to start Run Type »control panel» in the dialog box to start the Control Panel of your computer.

2. Once in the Control Panel, click on the option »System and Security«. This should be the first entry in your Control Panel.

1. Once on the menu, select the subtitle of »System«.

1. Now click on »Advanced System Settings» present on the left side of the screen. A new window will appear. Go to the »Advanced« tab.

2. Once in the Advanced tab, click on »Settings» present in the Performance category.

1. Check the option that says “Adjust performance”. Save changes and exit.

This will disable all graphic details, including Aero theme, from your PC. Reset the chrome and check if your problem has been resolved.

Note: In many cases, each of the solutions listed requires you to restart your computer. If there is no effect and the problem is the same, restart the computer and try to run Google Chrome as administrator.